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This text contains the proceedings of the ICCA conference 2000 held in New Delhi, India. This conference explored four topics covering the full range of the arbitral process: the contract, the arbitral proceedings, interim relief, and enforcement. These issues are addressed from two perspectives.
List of contents
Preface; A.J. van den Berg. Welcoming Addresses; A.C. Muthiah, P. Sanders. Inaugural Address; His Excellency Mr. K.R. Narayanan, President of India. Vote of Thanks; C.R. Amin. Session I: The Contract: Ensuring Its Validity and Effectiveness. The Risks of Ambiguous Arbitration Agreements; B.N. Kirpal. What Causes Courts to Disregard Agreements to Arbitrate, and How Can Such Agreements Be Improved to Avoid That Fate According to New Arab Laws of Arbitration; M.I.M. Aboul-Einen. Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses; M. Pryles. Some Developments on Arbitrability and Related Issues; H. Raeschke-Kessler. The Effectiveness of Arbitration Clauses in India; D. Gupta. Session II: The Arbitral Proceedings: The Arbitrator's Responsibilities for the Proper Conduct of Proceedings and the Role of the Courts in Providing Support and Supervision. International Arbitration and National Courts: Who Has The Last Word? L.Y. Fortier. The Arbitrator's Responsibilities for the Proper Conduct of Proceedings; A.L. Marriott. The Arbitrator's Responsibilities and the Role of the Court in the Indian Context; R.K.P. Shankardass. The Arbitral Proceedings: Ensuring Adequate Mechanisms for Organizing the Arbitral Process, Including Appointing and Removing Arbitrators; M. Rohatgi. Session III: Interim Relief: The Role of Arbitrators and the Courts. The Grant of Interim Relief Under the Indian Arbitration Act of 1996; L. Bhasin. Interim Measures Issued by Arbitral Tribunals and the Courts: Less Theory, Please; P.A. Karrer. Interim Reliefs: The Role of the Courts; L. Goswami. Redeeming Sisyphus: The Need to Invigorate Interim Relief in International Commercial Arbitration; Z. Modi, T.T. Arvind. Interim Relief: The Role of Arbitrators and the Courts in India; A.M. Singhvi. Availability of Interim Relief in Respect of International Arbitration; D.A. Dave. Session IV: Enforcement and Setting Aside of Awards. Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in India; R.S. Lodha. Enforcement and Setting Aside of International Arbitral Awards -- The Perspective of Common Law Countries; M. Hwang, A. Chan. Revisiting Hilmarton and Chromalloy; P. Mayer. Enforcement of Foreign Awards in India: Condition of Reciprocity; P.S. Rao. Annex: The Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. List of Oral Intervenors. List of Participants. List of ICCA Officers and Members.